FRHD 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Nicotine Patch, Aerosol Spray, Hypodermic Needle

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Prescription drugs: in 2012 total prescription sales reached 22. 1 billion dollars, most frequent mistakes doctors make are over/underdosing, omitting info from prescriptions, ordering wrong dosage form, not recognizing patients allergy to drug. Physical side effects: serious complications may include heart failure, heart attacks, seizures, kidney/liver failure, blood disorders, birth defects, blindness, memory problems, allergic reactions, drugs that most often provoke allergic reaction are penicillin and other antibiotics. Substance use and disorders: both men and woman are vulnerable to substance use disorders although they tend to have different patterns of drug use, marijuana use increased in the 60"s and 70"s, cocaine in the 80"s. Poly abuse: when people prefer a certain type of drug but also use several others. Concurrent disorders: situation where a person has both a mental health and a substance abuse problem, these people require careful evaluation and appropriate treatment for the compete range of complex and chronic dif culties they face.